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[Federal Register: July 14, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ASW-2]

Proposed Alteration of Jet Routes; LA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.




SUMMARY: This proposed rule would realign five jet routes located in 
Louisiana. The New Orleans Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/
Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) will be decommissioned because the 
platform on which it is located is deteriorating. As a result, the 
Harvey, LA, (VORTAC) will be upgraded to a high class navigational aid 
and the five jet routes would be realigned to use the Harvey, LA, 
VORTAC. This action would enhance air traffic procedures and 
accommodate concerns of airspace users.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 30, 1994
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to:
    Manager, Air Traffic Division, ASW-500
    Docket No. 94-ASW-2,
    Federal Aviation Administration,
    4400 Blue Mound Road,
    Fort Worth, TX 76193-0500.
    The official docket may be examined in the Rules Docket, Office of 
the Chief Counsel, Room 916, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, 
DC, weekdays, except Federal holidays, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours at the office of the Regional Air Traffic Division.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Norman W. Thomas, Airspace and 
Obstruction Evaluation Branch (ATP-240), Airspace-Rules and 
Aeronautical Information Division, Air Traffic Rules and Procedures 
Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-9230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they 
may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be 
submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing 
the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must 
submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 94-
ASW-2.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter. All communications received on or before the specified 
closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on 
the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed 
in light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available 
for examination in the Rules Docket both before and after the closing 
date for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public contact 
with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the 
docket.

Availability of NPRM's

    Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 
Office of Public Affairs, Attention: Public Inquiry Center, APA-220, 
800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 
267-3485. Communications must identify the notice number of this NPRM. 
Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's 
should also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which 
describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to realign five jet routes 
located in Louisiana. The New Orleans VORTAC will be decommissioned 
because it is located on a platform which is deteriorating. As a 
result, Harvey VORTAC will be upgraded to a high class navigational aid 
and the five jet routes would be realigned to use the Harvey, LA, 
VORTAC. This action would enhance air traffic procedures and 
accommodate concerns of airspace users. Jet routes are published in 
paragraph 2004 of FAA Order 7400.9A dated June 17, 1993, and effective 
September 16, 1993, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 
(58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). The jet routes listed in this document 
would be published subsequently in the Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
It, therefore - (1) is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under 
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT 
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979); 
and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation as the 
anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter that 
will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is 
certified that this rule, when promulgated, will not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the 
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71 - [AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:
    Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR 
11.69.


Sec.  71.1 [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9A, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 
1993, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 2004-Jet Routes

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J-2 [Revised]
From Mission Bay, CA, via Imperial, CA; Bard, AZ; INT of the Bard 
089 and Gila Bend, AZ, 261 radials; Gila Bend, Cochise, AZ; El Paso, 
TX; Fort Stockton, TX; Junction, TX; San Antonio, TX; Humble, TX; 
Lake Charles, LA; Semmes, AL; Crestview, FL; INT of the Crestview 
091 and the Tallahassee, FL, 290 radials; Tallahassee, FL; to 
Taylor, FL.

*  *  *  *  *

J-31 [Revised]
From Leeville, LA; Harvey, LA; Meridian, MS; to Vulcan.

*  *  *  *  *

J-35 [Revised]
From McComb, MS; Leeville, LA; Sidon, MS; Memphis, TN;
Farmington, MO; St. Louis, MO; Capital, IL; Pontiac, IL;
Joliet, IL; to Northbrook, IL.

*  *  *  *  *

J-37 [Revised]
From Hobby, TX, via INT of the Hobby 084 deg.T(081 deg.M) and 
Harvey, LA, 265 deg.T(263 deg.M) radials; Harvey; Semmes, AL; 
Montgomery, AL; Spartanburg, SC; Lynchburg, VA; Gordonsville, VA; 
Brooke, VA; INT Brooke 067 and Coyle, NJ, 226 radials; to Coyle. 
From Kennedy, NY; Kingston, NY; Albany, NY; Massena, NY, to the INT 
of the Massena 037 radial and the United States/Canadian Border.

*  *  *  *  *

J-58 [Revised]
From Oakland, CA, via Manteca, CA; Coaldale, NV; Wilson Creek, NV; 
Milford, UT; Farmington, NM; Las Vegas, NM; Amarillo, TX; Wichita 
Falls, TX; Dallas-Fort Worth, TX; Alexandria, LA; Harvey, LA; INT of 
Grand Isle, LA, 104 and Crestview, FL, 201 radials; INT of Grand 
Isle 104 and Sarasota, FL, 286 radials; Sarasota; Lee County, FL; to 
the INT Lee County 118 and Palm Beach, FL, 184 radials.

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    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 6, 1994

Harold W. Becker

Manager, Airspace-Rules and Aeronautical Information Division

[FR Doc. 94-17012 Filed 7-13-94, 8:45 am]

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